Single story wooden depot with wooden cart. Railroad cars on tracks with sign for CGW 60607. "James L. Rueber, 2509 South Shore Drive, Clear Lake, Iowa 5042[8]"--Photograph verso.
Boarded-up railroad car next to a single set of tracks. A pile of railroad ties. "Looks N.E. Ron Sims photo, 2717 Cornell, D.M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Train cars on tracks. Sign for Dumont. Gas tanks parked near tracks. "View looks W at way freight just leaving town. Photographed by: Ronald D. Sims, 2717 Cornell St. Des Moines, Iowa 50313"--Photograph verso.
Single story block building with sign for Lidderdale. Signal on pole in front. Grain elevators further down the tracks. "Ron Sims Collection, 2717 Cornell, D.M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Sign for Hanley next to tracks. "Chicago Great Western Ry. station sign of Hanley, Iowa, Madison County. Photo view looks NE. Photo taken by: Ronald D. Sims, 3402 W. 50th Street, Apt 2"--Photograph verso.
Sign for Melbourne next to tracks. Grain elevator in distance. "CGW sign. Views looks South. Photographed by: Ronald D. Sims, Des Moines, Iowa"--Photograph verso.
Single story wooden depot with other buildings behind. Railroad signal. "13.1 miles NE of Des Moines. Photo taken Sunday, July 13, 1958 PM. Photo taken by Ronald Sims, 4207 Bowdoin St., Des Moines 13, Iowa."--Photograph verso.